Here’s the December 2022 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
Vermont and MA have very limited looks at what are going on these days, with weekly snapshots. NH attempt daily updates but doesn’t always give new totals. We continue to try…. : )
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December 1, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: November 20 to November 26, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 43.75 per 100k o Weeklycasecount:273
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 6.09 per 100K o 38totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.38%
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection was around five to six daily admissions throughout the most recent period. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness has remained below the same period in 2021.
• BA.5 predominates among sampled sequences through October, comprising 182 of the 211 processed samples collected during that month. Five samples are recombinant Omicron variants XAS, XAZ and XBB. There have been no sequenced samples added in the past week, so newer variants may currently be more prevalent than indicated here. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program)
• 0 Windham outbreaks 11/22-11/28
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221130.pdf
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NH, as of 11/30 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,239 cumulative cases, 129 deaths – 14 current
Sullivan – 11,390 cumulative cases , 79 deaths – 10 current
231 new cases
2,816 deaths total
MA, as of 12/1 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,068 new cases, 7.14% 7-day avg positivity (over 7% again)
63 new deaths , 20,896 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 39 new, 14,050 total
Hampshire – 107 new, 37,865 total
Berkshire – 91 new, 33,370 total
Hampden – 528 new, 163,242 total (passes 163k)
12-02-2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221130.pdf
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NH, as of 12/1 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,269 cumulative cases, 130 deaths – 26 current
Sullivan – 11,399 cumulative cases , 79 deaths – 8 current
287 new cases
2,821 deaths total
MA, as of 12/1 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,068 new cases, 7.14% 7-day avg positivity (over 7% again)
63 new deaths , 20,896 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 39 new, 14,050 total
Hampshire – 107 new, 37,865 total
Berkshire – 91 new, 33,370 total
Hampden – 528 new, 163,242 total (passes 163k)
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Friday Variant Update 12/03/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 31.9%
Omicron BQ.1 – 30.9%
Omicron BA.5 – 13.8%
Omicron BF.7 – 6.3%
Omicron XXB – 5.5%
Omicron BN.1 – 4.6%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 2.3%
Omicron BA. 5.2.6 – 1.8%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.9%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2.75 – 0.7%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BQ.1 – 29.4%
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 28.1%
Omicron BA.5 – 14.1%
Omicron XXB – 11.1% (new one)
Omicron BF.7 – 9.1%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 2.4%
Omicron BN.1 – 2.2%
Omicron BA.5.2.6 – 1.5%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.9%
Omicron BA.2.75 -0.6%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
December 6, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221130.pdf
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NH, as of 12/5 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,310 cumulative cases, 130 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 11,414 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 2 current
76 new cases
2,824 deaths total
MA, as of 12/1 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,068 new cases, 7.14% 7-day avg positivity (over 7% again)
63 new deaths , 20,896 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 39 new, 14,050 total
Hampshire – 107 new, 37,865 total
Berkshire – 91 new, 33,370 total
Hampden – 528 new, 163,242 total (passes 163k)
Dec 7, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: November 27 to December 3, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 70.35 per 100k o Weeklycasecount:439(increasefrompreviousweek)
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 5.61 per 100K o 31 total new admissions with COVID-19
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 2.79% (increase from previous week)
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection was around five to six daily admissions throughout the most recent period. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating emergency departments included COVID-like illness has remained below the same period in 2021.
• Note: Sequenced samples from the past few weeks are still pending, so newer variants may currently be more prevalent than indicated here. BA.5 predominated among sampled sequences through October, comprising 182 of the 211 processed samples collected during that month. Five samples were recombinant Omicron variants XAS, XAZ and XBB. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program)
• Windham Co had one outbreak reported 11/29-12/5
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221207.pdf
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NH, as of 12/6 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,314 cumulative cases, 130 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 11,415 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 1 current
125 new cases
2,827 deaths total
MA, as of 12/1 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,068 new cases, 7.14% 7-day avg positivity (over 7% again)
63 new deaths , 20,896 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 39 new, 14,050 total
Hampshire – 107 new, 37,865 total
Berkshire – 91 new, 33,370 total
Hampden – 528 new, 163,242 total (passes 163k)
Dec 9, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221207.pdf
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NH, as of 12/8 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,324 cumulative cases, 130 deaths – 2 current
Sullivan – 11,436 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 5 current
208 new cases
2,829 deaths total
MA, as of 12/8 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,499 new cases, 7.85% 7-day avg positivity
76 new deaths , 20,972 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 61 new, 14,111 total
Hampshire – 146 new, 38,011 total (passes 38k)
Berkshire – 157 new, 33,527 total
Hampden – 808 new, 164,050 total (passes 164k)
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Friday Variant Update 12/10/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 36.8%
Omicron BQ.1 – 31.1%
Omicron BA.5 – 11.5%
Omicron BF.7 – 5.7%
Omicron XXB – 4.7%
Omicron BN.1 – 4.3%
Omicron BA. 5.2.6 – 1.7%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 1.6%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.7%
Omicron BA.2.75 – 0.6%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.4%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 31.7%
Omicron BQ.1 – 29.6%
Omicron BA.5 – 12.8%
Omicron XXB – 11.0%
Omicron BF.7 – 7.9%
Omicron BN.1 – 2.2%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 1.6%
Omicron BA.5.2.6 – 1.4%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2.75 -0.4%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.4%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Dec 12, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221207.pdf
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NH, as of 12/9 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,335 cumulative cases, 130 deaths – 11 current
Sullivan – 11,442 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 6 current
203 new cases
2,832 deaths total
MA, as of 12/8 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,499 new cases, 7.85% 7-day avg positivity
76 new deaths , 20,972 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 61 new, 14,111 total
Hampshire – 146 new, 38,011 total (passes 38k)
Berkshire – 157 new, 33,527 total
Hampden – 808 new, 164,050 total (passes 164k)
Dec 13, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221207.pdf
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NH, as of 12/12 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,355 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 0 current
Sullivan – 11,464 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 1 current
21 new cases
2,834 deaths total
MA, as of 12/8 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,499 new cases, 7.85% 7-day avg positivity
76 new deaths , 20,972 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 61 new, 14,111 total
Hampshire – 146 new, 38,011 total (passes 38k)
Berkshire – 157 new, 33,527 total
Hampden – 808 new, 164,050 total (passes 164k)
Dec 14, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221207.pdf
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NH, as of 12/13 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,360 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 2 current
Sullivan – 11,478 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 6 current
101 new cases
2,835 deaths total
MA, as of 12/8 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,499 new cases, 7.85% 7-day avg positivity
76 new deaths , 20,972 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 61 new, 14,111 total
Hampshire – 146 new, 38,011 total (passes 38k)
Berkshire – 157 new, 33,527 total
Hampden – 808 new, 164,050 total (passes 164k)
Dec 15, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: December 4 to December 10, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 71.8 per 100k o Weeklycasecount:448
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 9.62 per 100K o 60totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19(increasefrompreviousweek)
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 4.16%
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 increased from around five to over eight daily admissions. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating emergency departments that included COVID-like illness was around 5%, lower than the same period in 2021.
• Omicron subvariants BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BQ.1.2 comprise six of the 19 samples taken since the beginning of November that have been sequenced. Ten of the November samples sequenced so far are BA.5, and one each are BN.1, BA.4.6, and BA1.1. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program)
• Windham had 1 outbreak 12/6-12/12 reported
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221214.pdf
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NH, as of 12/14 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,377 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 16 current
Sullivan – 11,490 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 10 current
198 new cases
2,836 deaths total
MA, as of 12/8 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
7,499 new cases, 7.85% 7-day avg positivity
76 new deaths , 20,972 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 61 new, 14,111 total
Hampshire – 146 new, 38,011 total (passes 38k)
Berkshire – 157 new, 33,527 total
Hampden – 808 new, 164,050 total (passes 164k)
December 16, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221214.pdf
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NH, as of 12/15 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,384 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 7 current
Sullivan – 11,496 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 6 current
249 new cases
2,839 deaths total
MA, as of 12/15 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,391 new cases, 8.68% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 8%)
81 new deaths , 21,053 total deaths (passes 21k)
Counties:
Franklin – 81 new, 14,192 total
Hampshire – 183 new, 38,194 total
Berkshire – 155 new, 33,682 total
Hampden – 969 new, 165,019 total (passes 165k)
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Friday Variant Update 12/17/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 36.4%
Omicron BQ.1 – 30.7%
Omicron BA.5 – 10.0%
Omicron XXB – 7.2%
Omicron BF.7 – 4.9%
Omicron BN.1 – 4.1%
Omicron BA. 5.2.6 – 1.6%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 1.1%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.7%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.6%
Omicron BA.2.75 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 33.4%
Omicron BQ.1 – 27.8%
Omicron XXB – 16.5%
Omicron BA.5 – 9.6%
Omicron BF.7 – 6.4%
Omicron BN.1 – 2.4%
Omicron BA.5.2.6 – 1.3%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 1.1%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.6%
Omicron BA.2.75 -0.4%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.1%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Dec 19, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221214.pdf
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NH, as of 12/16 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,388 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 11,510 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 7 current
229 new cases
2,842 deaths total
MA, as of 12/15 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,391 new cases, 8.68% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 8%)
81 new deaths , 21,053 total deaths (passes 21k)
Counties:
Franklin – 81 new, 14,192 total
Hampshire – 183 new, 38,194 total
Berkshire – 155 new, 33,682 total
Hampden – 969 new, 165,019 total (passes 165k)
Dec 20, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221214.pdf
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NH, as of 12/19 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,411 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 11,526 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 2 current
100 new cases
2,843 deaths total
MA, as of 12/15 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,391 new cases, 8.68% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 8%)
81 new deaths , 21,053 total deaths (passes 21k)
Counties:
Franklin – 81 new, 14,192 total
Hampshire – 183 new, 38,194 total
Berkshire – 155 new, 33,682 total
Hampden – 969 new, 165,019 total (passes 165k)
12-22-22
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: December 11 to December 17, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 70.03 per 100k o Weeklycasecount:437
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 9.78 per 100K o 61 total new admissions with COVID-19
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 4.07%
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 has been around eight to ten during the most recent seven-day period. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating emergency departments that included COVID-like illness was around 5%, lower than the same period in 2021.
• Among the 93 sequenced samples collected since 11/13, most were BQ.1 and related variants (44 samples) or BA.5 and related variants (43). XBB and other variants comprised the remaining six samples. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program)
• 1 Windham outbreak…
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221221.pdf
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NH, as of 12/21 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,421 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 4 current
Sullivan – 11,537 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 6 current
304 new cases
2,847 deaths total
MA, as of 12/15 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,391 new cases, 8.68% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 8%)
81 new deaths , 21,053 total deaths (passes 21k)
Counties:
Franklin – 81 new, 14,192 total
Hampshire – 183 new, 38,194 total
Berkshire – 155 new, 33,682 total
Hampden – 969 new, 165,019 total (passes 165k)
Locally...
I had a 2nd bout 2-3 weeks ago. Currently 2 friends are down with it and another is quarantined. It ain’t over.
December 28, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221221.pdf
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NH, as of 12/27 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,492 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 3 current
Sullivan – 11,574 cumulative cases , 80 deaths – 4 current
105 new cases
2,851 deaths total
MA, as of 12/22 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
9,216 new cases, 9.58% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 9%)
96 new deaths , 21,149 total deaths (passes 21k)
Counties:
Franklin – 89 new, 14,281 total
Hampshire – 221 new, 38,415 total
Berkshire – 175 new, 33,857 total
Hampden – 981 new, 166,000 total (hits 166k)
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Friday Variant Update 12/24/2022
Nationally…
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 35.7%
Omicron BQ.1 – 27.4%
Omicron XXB – 18.3%
Omicron BA.5 – 6.9%
Omicron BF.7 – 3.9%
Omicron BN.1 – 3.8%
Omicron BA. 5.2.6 – 1.1%
Omicron BA.2.75 – 0.5%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 0.7%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
In Northeast Region 1
Omicron XXB – 52.6%
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 19.7%
Omicron BQ.1 – 16.9%
Omicron BA.5 – 4.3%
Omicron BF.7 – 3.2%
Omicron BN.1 – 1.4%
Omicron BA.5.2.6 – 0.6%
Omicron BA.2.75 -0.4%
Omicron BA 4.6 – 0.4%
Omicron BF.11 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 – 0.1%
Omicron BA.2.75.2 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.4 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.12.1 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Dec 30, 2022
VT (only Wednesday updates now)
Report Timeframe: December 18 to December 24, 2022
Statewide community levels: Low. For this seven-day reporting period, the rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Vermonters is below 200. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day, and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 is below 10%.
• New COVID-19 cases, last 7 days: 66.03 per 100k o Weeklycasecount:412
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 5.29 per 100K o 33totalnewadmissionswithCOVID-19
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 (7-day average): 3.90%
• The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients admitted with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 was between five and nine during the most recent seven-day period. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
• During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating emergency departments that included COVID-like illness was around 5%, lower than the same period in 2021.
• Consistent with national and regional data, the proportion of BQ.1, BQ.1.1, and their subvariants is increasing. (Sources: Broad; Aegis; Helix; LabCorp; Quest; Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program)
• One Windham outbreak
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20221228.pdf
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NH, as of 12/29 (no Sun/Mon updates)
Cheshire – 18,502 cumulative cases, 131 deaths – 2 current
Sullivan – 11,591 cumulative cases , 81 deaths – 9 current
323 new cases
2,853 deaths total
MA, as of 12/29 – (only Thursday updates now)
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
8,327 new cases, 11.17% 7-day avg positivity (goes above 11%)
113 new deaths , 21,262 total deaths
Counties:
Franklin – 71 new, 14,352 total
Hampshire – 177 new, 38,592 total
Berkshire – 180 new, 34,037 total (passes 34k)
Hampden – 819 new, 166,819 total
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